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Curcuma longa
Turmeric
As recorded: Curcuma longa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Zingiberales › Zingiberaceae
- Collected by
- Cruttwell, N.E.S.
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- April 11, 1947
- Locality
- Siwa
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Papua Province, Indonesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Curcuma longa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 215 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Haranoda, Karnataka, India
(c) Ankita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
臺灣島, 杉林區, 高雄市, TW
(c) jasmine5812, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India
(c) Kavya Sree yadav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
8XG4+Q56, Valparai, Tamil Nadu 642127, India
(c) Vishwa Wishtohelp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kampung Telok Kachang, Kangar, Perlis, MY
(c) Warith Wassim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-20
Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras
(c) Lizzy Mariela Barahona cruz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Curcuma longa. BISH 18815. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956668175. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18815.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956668175 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026